EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Jessica is the Executive Editor of HIMSS Media outlet MobiHealthNews. Her current work focuses on the digital health sector, including transformation and innovation in the industry, investments, and partnerships. Her current and previous work includes covering the evolution of medical XR.

She previously worked for the UK-based publication pharmaphorum, covering the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and general happenings within healthcare globally.

Jessica also reported on pharma’s use of medical XR, how immersive technology has progressed internationally, and what still needs to occur regarding developing widely accepted standards of evaluating virtual environments.

NEUROPSYCHIATRIST AND PROFESSOR

Dr. Bullock is an academic psychiatrist with additional board certifications in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Lifestyle Medicine, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University’s School of Medicine.

She is the Founder and Director of Stanford's Neurobehavioral Clinic and Virtual Reality & Immersive Technologies (VR-IT) program and laboratory. Dr. Bullock also provides support and connects community stakeholders such as researchers, providers, and developers of immersive technology through the Stanford Psychiatry Immersive Technology Consortium (SPIT-C).

STUDENT

Faaizah is an undergraduate student at University of California, Los Angeles. She is fascinated by psychology, health equity, and leveraging technological innovations to improve patient outcomes.

Faaizah has conducted research in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and believes that virtual technology has a lot to offer to medicine.

She hopes to learn more about the evolution and future implications of immersive technology, as well as ways that it can be made more effective, interactive, and accessible for patient use.